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Warsaw’s latest steps could take Poland out of EU

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POLAND/EU

Warsaw’s Constitutional Tribunal (KT) has challenged the European legal order in Poland and other member states, regarding EU treaties’ compliance with the national constitution…

New deal will bring reform of Israeli legal system

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ISRAEL

ISRAEL: New deal will bring reform of legal system

Africa faces the challenge of ‘choiceless democracy’

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AFRICA

Behind both phenomena lies popular frustration with the perceived inability of democracy to deliver peace and development, and an absence of manifest differences in socio-economic…

Balkans to make some gains in curbing gender violence

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BALKANS

Violence against women and children is a serious problem across South-Eastern Europe. Recently, the issue has come into the spotlight in multiple countries including Serbia…

Lebanon will bargain for more Syrian refugee returns

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LEBANON/SYRIA

The country’s economic crisis and the Christian community's demographic fears have increased anti-refugee sentiment, which politicians weaponised around the May 2022 elections. In…

Kosovo parties will seize chance to unseat government

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KOSOVO

Haradinaj was earlier summoned as a suspect to the Kosovo Specialist Chambers (SC), part of the Kosovo judicial system but sitting in The Hague and with a mandate to try war…

Allies will seek reassurance from next US president

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UNITED STATES

Trump's statements on foreign policy have vexed the leaders of countries allied with the United States, particularly NATO members and in East Asia. Both Clinton and Trump have…

African presidents will weigh costs of leaving office

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AFRICA

Jammeh has rescinded his initial concession and is challenging the outcome. Across the continent, decisions of presidents to stand down from office are critical for avoiding…

US armed UAV precedent will hinder global rules-making

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US/INT

Post-Obama armed UAV policy.

Russia wants cyber space ruled as sovereign zones

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RUSSIA

Allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential election have focused attention on the largely ungoverned international cyber environment. Russia wants regulation…